perfume

Definition

  • noun: a liquid substance that you put on your body in small amounts in order to smell pleasant
  • noun: the scent of something sweet-smelling
  • verb: to fill or cover (something) with a pleasant smell
  • verb: to fill or imbue with an odor
  • synonyms: scent, fragrance, aroma

Examples

  • The meal included a delicate fish 'perfumed' with butter and herbs.

  • The 'perfume' [='fragrance, scent'] of lilies filled the room.

  • a time when it was common for men to 'perfume' their hair

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) He clearly fely something was coming to get him. Or something did. Irene was here, either that or the ginger midget wore the same Parisian perfume. Ah, putrefaction. Ammonium sulphate, among other aromas. Phosphorus. Formaldehyde. (..)
    2009 Sherlock Holmes